Kathleen Shannon (01 jan 1935 – 09 jan 1998 | Vancouver, British Columbia – Kelowna, British Columbia) film director / producer, founded Studio D / National Film Board of Canada, produced first government-funded film studio dedicated to international women filmmakers

Cynthia Scott (01 jan 1939 – Winnipeg, Manitoba) documentary film writer / editor / director, created ‘Strangers in Good Company’: National Film Board of Canada’s highest-grossing NFB produced film ever at the time